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Heathy Lea Wood

✦ Ancient woodland6 ha

📷 Peter Barr · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

53.24653, -1.60331

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
CampsiteParking· Paid

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +81 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +81 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Ramsons, Sweet Cicely, Garlic Mustard +14 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Ramsons, Rhododendron, Red Campion +85 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Hairy Wood Ant, Common Blue Damselfly, Glow-worm +66 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Hairy Wood Ant, Common Blue Damselfly, Glow-worm +66 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Derwent Valley Heritage WayWalking route89 km
Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route
Frogatt, Curbar and White Edge Red Deer Circular Walk, Longshaw EstateWalking route9.6 km

Picturesque moorland route. Mostly flat circular with one or two steep sections and some woodland tracks. The paths can be narrow and stony in some places.

Named routeLength 9.6 kmDuration 03:00Round tripLocal walking route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 11Walking route17 km
Named routeLength 17 kmRegional walking route
GHB Ward WalkWalking route
Named route
Linacre and Cordwell Valleys Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Monsal TrailCycling route
Named routeRef 680National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route6.1 km
Named routeRef 680Length 6.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Heathy Lea (4) Baslow

📷 Peter Barr · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Heathy Lea (4) Baslow

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦CHATSWORTH HOUSEHistoric site2.3 km→🌱Chatsworth ParkUrban park2.4 km→✦Baslow BridgeHistoric site1.5 km→✦Queen Mary's BowerHistoric site2.1 km→🌱Chatsworth House GardensUrban park2.4 km→🌱Beeley Playing FieldUrban park4.7 km→

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